Spending on sports-related construction completed in 2025 reached $6.5 billion. The five biggest projects of the year — Kansas’ Booth Memorial Stadium, AT&T Stadium, Progressive Field, FSU’s Doak Campbell Stadium and the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati — were renovations, as 2025 was just the third time since 1986 that a new major league venue did not debut.
FIVE NOTABLE PROJECTS
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
Cost: $350 million
Tenant: Dallas Cowboys
Architect/general contractor: HKS/Manhattan Construction
What makes it notable: For the price of what a new NFL stadium cost a generation ago, the Cowboys’ stadium was upgraded to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Lindner Family Tennis Center (Cincinnati)
Tenant: ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open
Cost: $260 million
Architect/general contractor: Gensler/Barton Malow
What makes it notable: The project kept the country’s oldest pro tennis tournament from leaving the city.
Lee & Penny Anderson Arena (St. Paul, Minn.)
Tenant: University of St. Thomas ice hockey and basketball
Cost: $175 million
Architect/general contractor: Crawford Architects/Ryan Cos.
What makes it notable: The Tommies needed the building as part of their jump from Division III to Division I.
The Stadium at Tidewater Landing (Pawtucket, R.I.)
Tenant: USL Championship Rhode Island FC
Cost: $137.7 million
Architects/general contractor: Odell; JCJ Architecture/Dimeo Construction
What makes it notable: It is the most expensive minor league soccer venue ever built, in a niche that continues to grow.
Fargo Parks Sports Center (Fargo, N.D.)
Cost: $77.6 million
Architect/general contractor: JLG Architects/ McGough
What makes it notable: One of three youth sports complexes to open this year with a price tag of $70 million or more.